Wokingham

Wokingham is a historic market town in Berkshire, England, located 39 miles west of London, 7 miles southeast of Reading, and 4 miles west of Bracknell. Its name means "Wocca's peoples home" in Anglo-Saxon, and it became a market town in 1219. It was granted a town charter in 1583 by Queen Elizabeth I of England, and its bell foundry supplied many churches from the 14th to 16th centuries. Wokingham later became known for its silk production, and it was regularly raided by both sides of the English Civil War from 1643 to 1644, with 20% of its buildings being burned down. In 2017, Wokingham had a population of 46,745 people, and it was a Tory stronghold for over 130 years, with Conservatives serving as its MP ever since the seat's creation in 1885.